Table for carrying stone for cutting



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Tm W. 11. ALLEN TABLE FOR CARRYING STONE FOR CUTTING Filed Sept. '7, 1926 WILL/HM UT ELLEN.

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Appli cation file d S eptemb er lhis invention relates to a table and particularly to a table adapted to support a stone, While the saine is being presented to a cut-` ting,y saw or hnite. Such stones are usually oi great weight and .it has heretofore been a diiiicult operation to proijferlj adjust the table to have the desired angle ou the stone and to have the same properly presented to the cutting'` tool..

lt is an object oit this invention, therefore,

te provide a table adapted to carry a stone having,` means by whica the same can be quickly and easily tilted and transversely adjusted so that the stone is presented to the cutting tool in the desired manner,

lit is a further object olf the invention to provide such a table centrally mounted on a supporting member transversely movable on a base member, which base member preterably is in the form ot a trucln means beine,r

y provided tor raising' and loweringl the corners et said table and also i'or niioiff'ingg' said supporting` member transversely.

lt is a 'further object ofthe invention to provide such a device as set 'torth in the pre ceding paragraph with operatiim'` means at one side of the vtable iter tiliting` the same and moving the same transversely.

'lhese and other objects and advantages ot the invention willrbe i'ully set forth in the following' description made in connection with the ccompanying1 drawings, in which like reference Characters refer to similar' parts throughout the several views and in which lFig. 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section et the device;

ldin. 2 is a view in horizontal cross-section latten substantially on line E2-2 ott lligi'. l, as indicated bythe arrows; and

Fig. B is a 'vertical section talren on line 3 3 ot llig'mQ, as indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, a device is shown comprising a base member 5 ot Zgeneral rectangular shape in plan. lfVhile the device 5 may be variously constructed, :in the embodiment oi the invention illustrated it is shown as formed oit channel bars havin n; their webs vertical and their flanges disposed horizontally. Atides ti are mounted in and extend transversely oli the member 5 adjacent the ends thereof, on which axles are mounted. the wheels l adapted to run upon the rails e. rllhe member 5 has a pair oit spaced channel nieinbers 5L extending' transversely thereof ateach side ot its center7 having;I their' ilangres directed away from each other, the upper l?, 1926. Scritti lilo. 133,874.

sides ot which torni tracks tor truck wheels 9 lhe truclr wheels 9 are mounted on axles l carried in a small truck or trame member ll having; secured thereto a bearing` l2 from which upstands a pin or standard i8. ii table ll is provided comprising' a top pl ate having' channel members llta extending' thereaboiit beneath its edges. ill pair oi channel. bars lilh extend transversely beneath the table 1 4 at each side et the center7 between which is secured a bearingl 11i havinggj a conical recess therein loosely receiving' the upper end oli the standard 13, so that there will be enough play between the bearing,1 ll@ and the upper end ot standard 'i3 to permit the bearing' and parts to which the same is fixed to be tilted in any direction in respect to the standard. Angle brackets l are secured at each end oi' the channel members lila at the corners ot the table let and carry small cups 15a within which are i'nouuted the upper' ends ot screws 1G tending' downwardly Vfrom said brackets.v

flhe screws lli pass tl'iroupgh nuts 17 having' beveled gears 17 termed on their upper sides. '.llhe beveled gears il are jourmiled'in bushings i8 and supported on ilangfr'cs '18'L at the top ci' said bushings. it :trame member 19 oi" substantially the same size and shape as the trame ot' member 5 is iiormed et channel bars having' their flanges extending' eutwardly and resting' on the channel bars forming' the 'trame 5, as clearly shown in Figi'. L rilhe frame l@ has channel bars 2O spaced from thel ends thereoiE and extendingv parallel thereto and the bushings 18 are supported between channel bars 20 and the ends oi the trame 19, as clearly shown in Fins. l and 3. he beveled gears il mesh with the beveled gears E21. The beveled nears 2l at one side oil' the table are secured to shatts 22 journaled in bearings Q3 carried on anc.. secured tobraclrets 24h which in turn are supported on the channel menibers 20. 'llhc sha'tts 22 are connected by a universal joint 25 to shatts 2G extending' to one side ot the table lland member 19 andjournaled in bearings 27 secured to the side oit the trame men'iber i9, said shafts having1 hand wheels 28 se cured thereto at the outer ends thereot and disposed at one side ot the table lll and trame member i9. The zcgears 21, at the other side oit the table are secured to shat'ts 29 ournaled in bearings secured to the sides otl the trame member' lil, aid shafts having' hand wheels 3l secured at their outer ends which are also disposed at one side et' the table leland trame lll) between and secured to the sidesot base member 5. rlho lever has a slot 33" at its otherend which embraces a stud 36 extending upwardly from a nut 37. The nut 37 is engaged by a screw 38 extending between and journaled in the sides ot frame member which screw has a hand wheel 39 disposed alV one side ofthe ba member 5.

In opera-tion'the stone 'to be cut will be supported on the table 14; and the saine will be moved up to the cutting knife or saw by traversing the truck 5 on theA rails 8. lt the stone is not disposed on the table as dcsired, the table may be variously moved to bring the stone into the desired position rela-- tively to the., cutting tool. lf one ot the hand Wheels 28 or 3l is rotated, one of the screws 1G will be raised. It one ol the screws 16 atv one corner is' raised, the screws at the other corners will be correspondingly lowered by properly turning the hand wheels connected thereto. rfhe'table will thus be tilted about its central support 13 and any one oi' the cornerscan thus be raised to give the stone the desired ositvion. It' it is desired to swing the table laterally, that is, to move its central longitudinal axis at an angle, one ot' the hand Wheels 39 will be turned. It' one of the said hand-'wheels is turned, its lever will be swung about its pivot 3d and one end oi? supporting member liljwill be movedtransversely of'l frame 5; lhen only one of the hand wheels 39 is thus moved, the trame 19 will move laterally andr pivot'about the bolt 32 of the other lever 33, the truck ll and wheels9 moving longitudinally on the frame 5.l If the frame '19 is to be moved bodily laterally, that is, if both ends of the saine are to' be moved, both ofthe hand wheels 39 may be operated and the table will then move transversely of the frame 5, the4 wheels 9 rollingon said frame. It is thus seen that the table may be'tilted in any direction and may be moved laterally at'one or both ends in order to bring the stone 7 to the desired position. The movements of' the table are easily and quickly made by turning` of the hand wheels and. the stone is quickly brought to the desired position. Hereto'fore ithas been necessary to. tilt the stone by wedges or other means necessitating considerable time and labor., Y e Y From'the above descriptionv it is seen that applicant has provided' a very simple and cflicient stone support-ing table and one bv means of' which the stone to beV cutcould quickly and' easily be brought to the proper position.V The device comprises teu' parts and can be easily and inexpensively made and at the same tim.` be mad: very durable.

'he device has been amply demonstrated in actual operation und found to be very successful and ellicient.

lt will, ol' course, be understood `that varions chanfeges may be. made in the torni, detail", arrangement and prrniortions of the par s, without departing from the scopo oil' :ipplicanfs invention, which, g` nerally stated, consists in a device capable ol' carrying out the objects above set Yforth, in the novel parts and combinations ot pars disclosed and del'ined in lthe appended claims.

ll/That is claimed is zl. A stone sunporting device having in combination, abase, a supporting frame disposed on said base, a member bodily movable transversely on said base, a table centrally mounted on said member and bodily movable therewith, means at the corners of said table tor raising and lowerii'ig the same including ope lating hand wheels disposed at one side ot' said table and means for horizontally moving either or both ends of said supporting trame transversely o'l said base, including hand wheels disposed at one side of said table.

2. A stone supporting device having in combination, a base comprisingr a truck having supporting wheels thereon, a frame mounted on said base, a truck member transversely movable of said base adjacent the center thereof', a standard carried by said truck frame, a table centrally mounted on said standard, screws at the corners ot' said table :for raising and lowering the same, operating means 'for said screws carried on said frame including hand wheels disposed at one side of said 'frame and means for moving one end of said frame laterally comprisinflr a lever pivoted on said base and connected at one end. to said trame und a screw having an operating hand. wheel thereon connected to the other end of said lever.

3. A stone supporting device having in combination, a base member comprising a truclf a wheeled Aframe carried on said base and movable transversely oil said base at the center thereof, supporting means carried by said wheeled frame, a table centrally mounted on said supporting` means, screws secured beneath the roi-ners of said table and extending downwardly therefrom, nuts engaging saidA screws, a f aine carried on said base in which said nuts are mounted, gears for rotating said nuts to more said screws, hand wheels disposed at the sides ol said table for operating said gears, and means vfor moving said supporting 'lrame transversely of said base.

d. The structure set forth in claim 3, said last mentioned means comprising levers fulcrumed to said base member at each side of said wheeled frame, having slots at their ends engaging means at the ends of said supporting illu Leeaeoi frame and having nuts at their other ends, screws extending transversely of said base engaging said nuts and having hand Wheels at one side of said base vfor rotating the same.

5. A; stone supporting device having in combination, a base, a supporting1 frame mounted therein, a table carried by said frame, means on said frame for tilting said table to a desired inclined angle with said frame, and means .tor moving either or both ends of said table transversely of said base Without varying the angle of inclination of said table.

(i. A stone supporting device having in. combination, a base, a supporting trarne mounted thereon, a truclr mounted on said `base for tranverse movement thereon, a table carried by said truck, means mounted on said iframe for tilting said table on said truck to a desired inclinedy angle in respect to said trame, and means for moving either or both ends of said trame and table transversely oi said base Without varying the angle of inclination of said table.

7. stone supporting device having in combination, a. base, a supporting frame mounted on said base, a carriage mounted on said base and transversely movable thereon, a table centrally mounted on said carriage for rotation in respect thereto and Yfor tipping movement in respect thereto, means extending upwardly from said iframe, bearing against said table and operable to tip the same to a desired angle of inclination With said trame, and means operable to move either or both ends of said irame and table transversely of' said base without changing the angle of in clination of said table.

ln testimony whereof l aiX my signature.

l/VllJlLlAM J. ALLEN. 

